🫁 Helping Late-Preterm Babies Breathe Easier: Can Early CPAP Reduce NICU Admissions?
Every year, thousands of babies are born a few weeks before their due date. Although these late-preterm infants (34–36 weeks) often appear healthy, many experience breathing difficulties after birth—especially when delivered by cesarean section. Respiratory distress is one of the leading reasons these babies require admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Our international research team asked an important question: Could providing 20 minutes of continuous positi
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From Edmonton to the World: 153 Invited Talks, One Shared Goal
When I gave my first invited lecture in 2003, I never imagined that it would mark the beginning of a journey spanning more than two decades, 20 countries, four continents, and 153 invited presentations. Looking back, however, this journey has never really been about the number of talks or the miles travelled. It has always been about one thing: improving the care of newborn babies. Over the past 23 years, I have had the privilege of speaking with clinicians, researchers, nurs
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400 Publications in PubMed – A Journey of Collaboration, Curiosity, and Gratitude 🎉📚👶
Reaching 400 publications indexed in PubMed is a milestone that I never imagined when I first started my research journey. If someone had told me as a medical student that one day I would contribute to 400 scientific publications focused on improving outcomes for newborn infants, I would not have believed it. Yet here we are. And this achievement belongs to many people. It All Started with a Phone Call The story begins in 1999, when I was a medical student at the Medical Univ
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